Jelly Bucket No. 1

Submit Your Work

Jelly Bucket accepts work during our open reading period, from January 1 to June 1. Founded in 2009, Jelly Bucket features established and new writers. We accept works of fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction from anywhere in the world. Each issue also contains visual art that incorporates text and/or features an aspect of the book arts, as well as translation features from a variety of languages.

Only one submission per person per reading period please. Simultaneous submissions are fine, but if your submitted work is accepted elsewhere please let us know immediately and withdraw your submissions through Submittable. If you need to withdraw a portion of a submission please email: editor@jellybucket.org.. Previously published work is not accepted. We define previously published work as a piece published in another journal, either paper or electronic in a book or chapbook—even a self-published one—or one that is currently online in a public blog or within a public forum.

Poetry

Please send us no more than five poems at a time. One poem per page. Format poems on the page as you would have them printed.

Nonfiction

Nonfiction pieces of up to 5,500 words are welcome. Please single-space all entries and have them formatted with an acceptable manuscript font (e.g. Times New Roman 12pt).

Fiction

Fiction pieces of up to 5,500 words are welcome. For short fiction (less than 1,000 words), up to 3 pieces may be included in one submission. Please single-space all entries and have them formatted with an acceptable manuscript font (e.g. Times New Roman 12pt).

Text as Art

Each issue features a text-as-art or book arts project. Project images can involve any media, but must incorporate text or font design, calligraphy, tattoos, book design, crossword puzzles, or other aspects of text as art or the book arts. You may query first, send us a CD, direct us to a web site to review your work, or submit low-res samples of your project through the submissions portal. To inquire by email: art@jellybucket.org.

University Disclaimer

Jelly Bucket Literary Journal cannot accept submissions from current students at Eastern Kentucky University. In addition, a period of four years must have passed between studies at EKU and submissions to the journal. There is a publication for student work, titled Aurora Literary Journal, whose reading period takes place each Fall.